Mark Walters
@mark-walters.bsky.social
Archaeologist at Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology. Into: Sound & Music, Photography, Botany, Dragonflies, Palaeontology, Astronomy, Art, LiDAR, Ancient History, Numismatics, Gaming, Border Collies
New #lidar data for the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Saarland & Schleswig-Holstein regions of Germany is now available.The easiest way to view it is to download the Planlauf TERRAIN app apps.apple.com/gb/app/planl... then purchase whole region DTM for £10 Example: Wittekindsburg, Osnabruck
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
New #lidar data for the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Saarland & Schleswig-Holstein regions of Germany is now available.The easiest way to view it is to download the Planlauf TERRAIN app apps.apple.com/gb/app/planl... then purchase whole region DTM for £10 Example: Wittekindsburg, Osnabruck
Morning walk before the rain
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Morning walk before the rain
Had to break out the Winter Porter - this one is lovely and spicy 😋
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Had to break out the Winter Porter - this one is lovely and spicy 😋
You can’t watch Strictly when Lola’s squirrel needs rescuing 😁
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You can’t watch Strictly when Lola’s squirrel needs rescuing 😁
Plenty of prehistoric pit and linear features being excavated on a quarry extension near Mold today. Pits filled with heated stone and charcoal suggest cooking activity. Also a possible round hut starting to appear. Much more to be stripped and excavated over the next few months.
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Plenty of prehistoric pit and linear features being excavated on a quarry extension near Mold today. Pits filled with heated stone and charcoal suggest cooking activity. Also a possible round hut starting to appear. Much more to be stripped and excavated over the next few months.
Umbellifer skies
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Umbellifer skies
Impossible watching Strictly with this attention seeking madam in front of you. She loves teasing the ball then grabs it before you can 😁
November 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Impossible watching Strictly with this attention seeking madam in front of you. She loves teasing the ball then grabs it before you can 😁
Wondered what the scratching sound in the trees was and looked up to find these two Cormorants watching me from only 10 metres away. Stood there for a few minutes and they seemed quite relaxed and didn’t fly off. Great when these quality close proximity moments happen with nature.
November 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Wondered what the scratching sound in the trees was and looked up to find these two Cormorants watching me from only 10 metres away. Stood there for a few minutes and they seemed quite relaxed and didn’t fly off. Great when these quality close proximity moments happen with nature.
And the classic ghostie movie for Halloween tonight is Ghost Story (1981) based on the Peter Straub novel 🎃👻
October 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And the classic ghostie movie for Halloween tonight is Ghost Story (1981) based on the Peter Straub novel 🎃👻
Sundown out the back
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Sundown out the back
Sums up the day, dramatic clouds and heavy showers
October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Sums up the day, dramatic clouds and heavy showers
Ahh, no it’s this one…
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ahh, no it’s this one…
Lucky not to bust my leg after a bad fall on wet grass this morning - sometimes having big bones and some padding helps 😁 Lovely autumnal colours in golden light this morning.
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Lucky not to bust my leg after a bad fall on wet grass this morning - sometimes having big bones and some padding helps 😁 Lovely autumnal colours in golden light this morning.
Moth of the day - a Green brindled Crescent just flew in.
October 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Moth of the day - a Green brindled Crescent just flew in.
Enjoying a read of this one set in late 18th century Merionethshire
October 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Enjoying a read of this one set in late 18th century Merionethshire
Still developing nicely…
October 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Still developing nicely…
Nice out the back…
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nice out the back…
Well that is without doubt the best video game I have ever played. Superb storyline and dialogue, beautifully designed open world to explore set in 1603 Japan, fluid gameplay, Atsu is a great female lead character and it had the perfect ending 👏 #GhostofYotei
October 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Well that is without doubt the best video game I have ever played. Superb storyline and dialogue, beautifully designed open world to explore set in 1603 Japan, fluid gameplay, Atsu is a great female lead character and it had the perfect ending 👏 #GhostofYotei
I keep getting ready to photograph Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) which is low in the western sky just above Arcturus at dusk and then the cloud rolls in. Last chance on Wednesday I reckon.
October 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I keep getting ready to photograph Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) which is low in the western sky just above Arcturus at dusk and then the cloud rolls in. Last chance on Wednesday I reckon.
I was looking at the original Latin and English translation from the 9th century writings of Nennius which mention the Vortigern legend associated with the Dinas Emrys hillfort near Beddgelert. Never realised this is probably the first mention in writing of both Eryri (Hereri) & Snowdon (Snaudun).
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I was looking at the original Latin and English translation from the 9th century writings of Nennius which mention the Vortigern legend associated with the Dinas Emrys hillfort near Beddgelert. Never realised this is probably the first mention in writing of both Eryri (Hereri) & Snowdon (Snaudun).
Circular powder magazine at the top of the waterfall
October 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Circular powder magazine at the top of the waterfall
I’m going to have to go back to the Hafod y Porth copper mine high on the slopes of Cwm y Bleiddiad (valley/hollow of the wolf), Eryri for a more detailed look as I didn’t have time yesterday. I passed a powder store on the miners track, the managers house & smithy & a nice circular powder magazine
October 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I’m going to have to go back to the Hafod y Porth copper mine high on the slopes of Cwm y Bleiddiad (valley/hollow of the wolf), Eryri for a more detailed look as I didn’t have time yesterday. I passed a powder store on the miners track, the managers house & smithy & a nice circular powder magazine
Fabulous 13km walk today through the Craflwyn woodland to the Dinas Emrys Iron Age-Early Med fortress assoc. with legends of the post Roman warlord Vortigern in the writings of Nennius. Then on up past mine workings & over to the Watkin Path - then back along the southern shoreline of Llyn Dinas.
October 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Fabulous 13km walk today through the Craflwyn woodland to the Dinas Emrys Iron Age-Early Med fortress assoc. with legends of the post Roman warlord Vortigern in the writings of Nennius. Then on up past mine workings & over to the Watkin Path - then back along the southern shoreline of Llyn Dinas.